Cardiovascular risk factors and their Management Flashcards
Define primary prevention?
Reduce incidence in a population
Define secondary intervention?
Detection and prevention of pre- symptomatic disease
Define tertiary intervention?
Reducing incidences/recurrences of chronic incapacity among those with symptomatic diseases
Risk factor modifications?
Lose weight if overweight Limit alcohol intake Increase physical activity Reduce salt intake Stop smoking Limit intake of foods rich in cholesterol and fat
Most preventable cause of ill-health?
Smoking
What doctors can do to tackle individual risk factors?
Identify authoritative guidelines
Clarify nature of the problem
Identify approaches to risk reduction
Sign Key Recommendations?
- If overweight/obese target with interventions with the aim of reducing weight by 3kg
- Physical activity of moderate intensity recommended for everyone
- Smoking- offer support to quit
What should be offered when people give up smoking.
Varenicline and NRT (nicotine reducing therapy)
What can most CD be prevented by?
Tobacco use Unhealthy diet Obesity Physical Activity Harmful use of alcohol
2 types of risk factors?
Modifiable and non-modifiable
Non modifiable risk factors of CHD?
Family history of CHD
Personal history of CHD
Age
Gender
What score is given to assess patients risk fro CHD?
ASSIGN score
Whats in ASSIGN?
Age Sex Smoking Systolic BP Total cholesterol HDL cholesterol Family history of premature CVD Diagnosis of diabetes Diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis Deprivation
